Comparison

Custom Rings vs HabitForge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Custom Rings

Create and track custom daily goals beyond standard activity metrics. Organize them into sets, sync with Apple Health, and compete with friends. Offers reminders, history, and streaks for motivation.

Highlights
  • Customizable goal rings
  • Auto-tracking from Apple Health
  • Session clusters for manual counters
  • Scheduled rings for specific days
  • Social sharing and challenges
  • Apple Watch support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Make progress on what matters to you. Custom Rings turns your habits and goals into personal rings: reading, water, movement, focus, practice, and more. Choose a name, unit, target, schedule, and color, then check in with a simple +. A SIMPLE DAILY CHECK-IN See your rings together on Today. Use your preferred quick amount, open a ring to enter a custom amount, and undo an accidental entry. Starter templates make it easy to begin. A CLEARER VIEW OF YOUR PROGRESS Your free seven-day overview shows completed goals and a daily tracker. Explore deeper comparisons, thirty-day summaries, full calendar history, and CSV export with Pro. CONNECTED TO APPLE HEALTH Connect compatible data for steps, active calories, exercise minutes, stand hours, walking distance, flights climbed, sleep, water, and time in daylight. Available data depends on your devices and permissions. Raw Health samples are processed on your device. IPHONE, WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Keep goals visible with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Use Quick Track to log progress, or check in from Apple Watch. The Three Rings complication lets you choose a different daily ring for each position in a large rectangular Watch face slot, with totals, percentages, or progress remaining. MORE WAYS TO MAKE IT YOURS Create session counters for goals that should not reset at midnight, such as workout sets or game scores. Use scheduled rings and reminders to fit your routine. Export a local backup of your rings and history, preview a backup before importing, and keep a recovery copy when restoring. OPTIONAL SHARING Sign in with Apple to add friends and share only the rings you choose. Pro adds more social features, including challenges, recurring seasons, and nudges. No account is required to track your own rings. START FREE • One group with up to five rings • Seven-day Progress overview and daily tracker • Up to three friends • Apple Health auto-tracking types • Scheduled rings and session counters • Reminders, widgets, Siri, and Watch complications PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Unlimited groups • Deeper insights and thirty-day summaries • Full calendar history and CSV export • Unlimited friends • Challenges, recurring seasons, and nudges No subscription. No ads. Your rings, your goals, your pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HabitForge

This app helps you build positive routines and break bad ones. It offers various tracking methods, customizable reminders, and detailed statistics. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track daily habits and build streaks
  • Multiple habit types (Yes/No, Counter, Timer, Don't Do)
  • Customizable reminders and notifications
  • Detailed statistics and progress visualization
  • Apple ecosystem integration (Watch, Widgets, Siri)
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
  • One-time purchase, no subscriptions
Features
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Build better habits. One-time purchase. No subscription, ever. HabitForge is a native, private habit tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Track daily habits, build streaks, and visualize your year — no ads, no subscription, no compromise. WHY HABITFORGE? • One-time purchase. No recurring fees. • 100% on your device. No account required. • Family Sharing included. • Full Apple ecosystem: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, widgets, Siri. FREE FOR EVERYONE, ALWAYS These features are included for free, forever: • Apple Watch app + complications • iCloud sync across all your devices • CSV data export • Custom reminders per habit • Daily summary notifications • Day notes • Drag & drop reorder • Lock screen widgets 4 HABIT TYPES • Yes / No — Simple daily check-off • Counter — Reps, glasses, pages • Timer — Meditation, focus, exercise • Don't Do — Quit bad habits Choose your frequency: daily, specific days, X times per week, or X times per month. 25 BUILT-IN TEMPLATES Get started fast with 25 ready-to-use templates: Health, Productivity, Wellness, Finance, Learning, Personal. Drink water, meditate, read, practice an instrument, save money — all preconfigured. HABITFORGE PRO — ONE-TIME Unlock everything, forever: • Unlimited habits (5 free) • 365-day contribution grid (GitHub style) • Advanced per-habit statistics • Habit strength score • Auto-complete from Apple Health (steps, calories, sleep, mindfulness) • Pro templates with HealthKit sync (Sleep, Active Calories) • Export your year as a shareable image • All your habits in one widget (up to 8) • Family Sharing included POWERFUL STATS (PRO) • 365-day GitHub-style contribution grid • Current and best streak per habit • 30-day, 90-day, and all-time completion rates • Best and worst weekday analysis • 6-month rate trends • Habit strength score (30-day weighted) • Perfect day tracking with milestones APPLE WATCH (NEW IN V1.1) • Check off habits straight from your wrist • Counter +/-, timer, "slip" tracking for Don't Do • Watch face complication (circular, corner, inline) • iCloud sync with iPhone WIDGETS & NATIVE EXPERIENCE • Today widget (small + medium) — tap to check off • Large widget — full day view • Lock Screen widget — progress at a glance • Interactive check-offs via App Intents DESIGNED FOR PRIVACY • No account. No login. No tracking. • iCloud sync via Apple's private CloudKit. • Your data never leaves your devices. Start building better habits today. No subscription. One-time purchase. Yours forever. Questions or feedback? Contact us via Settings → Support.

Screenshots

Custom Rings4 screens
HabitForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custom Rings at 4.4 against HabitForge's 4.0. Custom Rings also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Custom Rings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HabitForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Rings holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Rings has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Rings ships an update every 4 days, HabitForge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Custom Rings versus HabitForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom RingsHabitForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperChristopher DAdamoAlex Masure

Customer experience

Custom Rings

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

HabitForge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Rings

One-time1
  • Custom Rings Pro$2.99
1 purchases

HabitForge

One-time1
  • HabitForge Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Custom Rings free?
Custom Rings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HabitForge free?
HabitForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Custom Rings or HabitForge?
Custom Rings is rated higher. Custom Rings averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while HabitForge averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Custom Rings or HabitForge have ads?
Neither Custom Rings nor HabitForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Rings or HabitForge?
Custom Rings ships an update every 4 days, and HabitForge every 2 months. Most recently, Custom Rings was updated on November 8, 2026 and HabitForge on November 7, 2026.

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